Leftist Theories of Sport

A Critique and Reconstruction

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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The degradation of modern sport--its commercialization, trivialization, widespread cheating, cult of athletic stars and celebrities, and manipulation by the media--has led to calls for its transformation. William J. Morgan constructs a critical theory of sport that shores up the weak arguments of past attempts and points a way forward to making sport more humane, compelling, and substantive. Drawing on the work of social theorists, Morgan challenges scholars and fans alike to explore new spaces in sport culture and imagine the rich cultural and political possibilities to be found in the pastimes we follow with such passion.

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Utgivningsdatum2010-04-06
Mått152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt426 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor288
FörlagUniversity of Illinois Press
ISBN9780252063619

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Preface xiIntroduction 11 THE CRITIQUEONE The New Left Theory of Sport 19TWO Hegemony Theory of Sport 60THREE The Corruption of Sport and Its Ideological Distortion 1282 THE RECONSTRUCTED THEORYFOUR The Path to a Critical Theory of Sport: Transcendent or Immanent? 179FIVE A Reconstructed Critical Theory of Sport: Social Criticism with a Liberal Twist 204Postscript: Sport in the Larger Scheme of Things 253Index 265